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The Prime Minister rejected calls from Jamaica for the UK the pay millions for its part in slavery

It makes sense to spend the money in a way to save taxpayers’ money at home

Prime Minister David Cameron

Tory MP Philip Hollobone welcomed the move and the decision to finance it from the aid budget, which Mr Cameron has ensured must by law meet the UN target of 0.7 per cent of national income.

“It makes sense to spend the money in a way to save taxpayers’ money at home,” he said.

Mr Cameron smiled as he was welcomed with a big hug by his Jamaican counterpart Portia Simpson Miller. He later defied demands in Jamaica for Britain to apologise and pay millions in reparations for its part in the slave trade, saying it was time to “move on”.